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'Skywalker' signature approved in passport office turnaround 'Skywalker' signature considered in passport office turnaround
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A woman whose middle name is "Skywalker" has been told by passport officials her signature is valid - despite being told last week it was an infringement of copyright. A woman whose middle name is "Skywalker" has been told by passport officials her signature might be valid - despite being told last week it was an infringement of copyright.
Laura Matthews, 29, added the extra name in 2008 "for a bit of fun". Laura Matthews, 29, added the extra name "for a bit of fun".
The Home Office initially said it would "not recognise a change to a name which is subject to copyright or trademark". She has now been asked to return a disclaimer form in order to use "L. Skywalker" as her passport signature.
Ms Matthews has now been told she can use the signature "L. Skywalker". No reason for the decision has been given. The Home Office said no decision had yet been made, but it would consider Ms Matthew's application.
"It does seems odd and I don't quite understand it, as there has clearly been a change in stance," said Ms Matthews, who lives in Southend. Ms Matthews, who lives in Southend, ended up missing a holiday as her passport renewal had not been completed in time for her flight last month.
She ended up missing a holiday as her passport renewal had still not been completed in time for her flight.
"It's been an awful mess with many calls in tears to the customer service main line team over the last nine weeks," she said."It's been an awful mess with many calls in tears to the customer service main line team over the last nine weeks," she said.
The Home Office is yet to make a comment. A spokesman for Her Majesty's Passport Office said: "The reputation of the British passport is a key factor in ensuring that UK citizens are able to travel freely across borders with minimal hindrance.
"We will not issue a passport in a name which breaches copyright law or which undermines the integrity of the British passport."